Washing-machine



'UNirED sTArEs PATENT oEEroE.

M. S. HARSHA, OF SYOAMORE, ILLINOIS.`

WASHING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent No. 33,146, dated August27, 1861.

` To all whom 'it' may concern:

Be it known that I, M. S. HARsHa, of Sycamore, in the county of Dekalband State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inVashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawing, making a part of this specication, and t0 the lettersof reference marked thereon.

The object of this invention is to wash and cleanse dirty clothesthoroughly, with the least possible expenditure of time and labor; andit consists in mounting a suitably fitted wash tub on a center on whichit may be vibrated or partially rotated, and in providing it with pegswhich strike a stationary spring. As the tub is vibrated to and fro thepegs or pins will alternately `strike against the spring, the elasticityof which will contribute to the desired change of the motion, andfacilitate the exercise of the force employed in the operation.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l of the drawing represents an elevation of my improved washingmachine in section, so that the internal parts may be seen; and Fig. 2is a plan of the same.

A is a wash tub mounted on the central shaft a, and provided with acover B, which has a slot in the periphery to fit over the projection bof the tub, to prevent the shifting of the cover without also moving thetub.

The tub is rotated, or vibrated, on its shaft by means of the handles con the cover.

D is a spring secured to the base E of the machine, which stands onsuitable legs,

and passing between the pins f and g placed on the bottom of the tubnear the center. As the tub may be vibrated, the

spring will be compressed in both directions by t-he alternate blows ofthe pins, and will facilitate by its elasticity the changing of themotion, and also utilize the power which has been thus employed and thatwould otherwise have been lost.

In the interior of the tub there are four brackets II placed on thebottom and extending partially up the sides. There are also brackets Ion the cover. The object of all these brackets within the tub is tothrow the clothes outward, and back and fort-h in accordance with thereciprocating movements of the tub; and to prevent their accumulation atthe center. The middle of the tub is occupied by the standard K. In thisconnect-ion I remark that the motion would not be communicated to thewater and clothes within the tub unless the brackets were provided.

Then this machine is used, it is vibrated back and forth by the handles0,' the pins f and g alternately striking the spring D. The clothesaccompany the reciproca-ting motion of the tub, and are subjected to thecurrents of soap and water occasioned by the brackets H and I.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Thereciprocating spring D operating in the manner described and for thepurpose specified. And I also claim the brackets H and I secured to thetub and its cover for the purpose of producing the necessary currents.

- M. S. HARSHA. Witnesses:

JOHN SWEENEY, W. A. LIGHTHALL.

